NUMBERS
According to the Rambam, how many judges are required to confer semichah?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Seventy-one
According to the Rambam, where can authentic semichah be conferred?
A) Anywhere in the world
B) Only in Jerusalem
C) Only in Eretz Yisrael
D) Anywhere there is a Beit Din
How much time may pass after a warning (hatra'ah) for it to remain valid?
A. Until the end of the day
B. Within the time it takes to say a short greeting (כדי דיבור)
C. Five minutes
D. As long as the witnesses remain present
Who throws the condemned person from the place of stoning first?
A. The judges
B. The first witness
C. The second witness
D. The כהן גדול
How many judges are required to administer lashes (מלקות)?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 23
D. 71
According to the Rambam, if one judge in a three-judge Beit Din says "איני יודע" ("I don't know"), how many judges are added?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
According to the Rambam, who may not serve on the Sanhedrin?
A) A Kohen Gadol
B) A Levi
C) A King of Israel
D) A Yisrael of proper lineage
What are condemned prisoners asked to do about ten cubits before reaching the place of execution?
A. Recite the Shema
B. Give charity
C. Confess their sins (Vidui)
D. Read from the Torah
According to this chapter, when the Torah mentions a death penalty without specifying the method, which form of execution is meant?
A. Stoning
B. Burning
C. Decapitation by sword
D. Strangulation
What two things are required before a person can receive lashes?
A. A confession and an oath
B. Two witnesses and a warning (התראה)
C. Three judges and a king's approval
D. Payment of a fine and a warning
According to the Rambam, how many transgressions are punishable by stoning (סקילה)?
A. 10
B. 18
C. 24
D. 36
According to the Rambam, if one litigant asks the judges, "Write down the reason for your ruling, lest you have erred," what must the judges do?
A) Refuse the request.
B) Send the case to the Great Sanhedrin.
C) Write down their reasoning and give it to him. ✅
D) Hold a new trial.
What is given to a condemned person after confessing, before the execution?
A. Bread and water
B. A cup of wine mixed with frankincense
C. Olive oil
D. A cup of plain water
Which two people are hanged after execution, according to the Rambam?
A. A murderer and a false prophet
B. A blasphemer and an idolater
C. A Sabbath desecrator and a sorcerer
D. A rebellious son and a kidnapper
When lashes are given, what position must the person receiving them be in?
A. Standing upright
B. Sitting on a chair
C. Lying on the ground
D. Bent over (leaning forward)
Before we changed the Shiur time to 7:40 - what was the official starting time?
8:45
According to the Rambam, what title is given only to a Beit Din that received semichah in Eretz Yisrael?
A) Sanhedrin
B) Av Beit Din
C) Elohim ✅
D) Nasi
. According to the Rambam, which execution is used for someone who murders another person?
A. Stoning
B. Burning
C. Decapitation with a sword
D. Strangulation
How many people are executed by decapitation (הרג בסייף), according to the Rambam?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 10
What does the greatest of the three judges do while the lashes are being administered?
A. Counts the lashes
B. Reads verses from the Torah
C. Holds the strap
D. Questions the witnesses
This was the only name the Rambam often used when signing many of his personal letters.
What is "Moshe"?
The Rambam served as the personal physician to this famous Muslim ruler's royal court in Egypt.
Who was Saladin?
The Rambam's great legal work, the Mishneh Torah, was revolutionary because he usually did not include these.
What are sources (or citations to the Talmud)?
Besides writing Torah books, the Rambam authored about ten books on this field of study
What is medicine?
This famous inscription about the Rambam begins, "From Moses to Moses..."
What is "There arose none like Moses"? (ממשה עד משה לא קם כמשה)